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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

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$36,440 Avg Salary
$30,522 Avg Student Debt

With 640 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #15 most popular major in Mississippi.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Mississippi to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Our 2023 rankings named Belhaven University the most popular online school in Mississippi for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Belhaven University Report

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Strayer University - Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Mississippi. Strayer University - Mississippi is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,253
West Virginia 2,543
Florida 6,464
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
South Carolina 1,049
Tennessee 1,330
Louisiana 1,112
Alabama 2,863
Kentucky 1,321
Georgia 2,338

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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